On Friday, the all-volunteer Vineyard Committee on Hunger (VCOH) held its yearly Family2Family Thanksgiving program. Meals were provided for 150 families in need. This year, the non-profit committee was also supported by a $5,000 dollar check, raised and donated by Island photographer Michael Blanchard. Starting at 9:30 am, over two dozen volunteer workers helped VCOH […]
The colder months mean busier times for the Vineyard Committee on Hunger, as volunteers work to support the Island’s needy. Leading this endeavor is the organization’s president, Alicia Nicholson. According to the committee’s website, “one in 10 Vineyard families needs help to survive the winter season.” To help Vineyarders in need, the committee engages in […]
The Vineyard Committee on Hunger will be operating its holiday giving program, Family to Family, starting on Friday, Nov. 18, according to an email from former committee president Betty Burton. This program, which happens three times a year during the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter holiday periods, “provides ingredients for a complete holiday meal to those […]
John Gibb passed away peacefully on the morning of July 27, 2022, in Falmouth. He was born on June 20, 1956, at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital to John and Victoria (Pease) Gibb, and grew up in Edgartown, where he made several friends. Instead of continuing his high school education, he chose to learn the trade of […]